Where does “அப்பால்” come from?

அப்பால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பால், from Proto-Dravidian pāl — milk; breast.

அப்பால் (Tamil): away

Definitions

  1. away

Ancestry of “அப்பால்”, step by step

அப்பால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபால்milk, dairy; side; part, portion
2Proto-Dravidianpālmilk; breast

via Tamil அ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅthere, that
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

Words derived from “அப்பால்”

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